A. W. Strong

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1973 - 2009

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Cosmic-ray electrons, synchrotron and magnetic fields in the Galaxy (2009)

Orlando, E., Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Porter, T. A., Johannesson, G., Digel, S. W.

The cosmic-ray propagation code GALPROP has recently been enhanced in the areas of Galactic magnetic field and synchrotron radiation. A full 3D treatment is now implemented. We describe these...

The GALPROP Cosmic-Ray Propagation Code (2009)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Porter, T. A., Jóhannesson, G., Orlando, E., Digel, S. W.

The Galactic cosmic-ray propagation code GALPROP is designed to make predictions of many kinds of data self-consistently, including direct cosmic-ray measurements, gamma rays and synchrotron...

A Galactic Cosmic-Ray Database (2009)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

Despite a century of cosmic-ray measurements there seems to have been no attempt to collect these data systematically for use by the CR community. The result is that everyone makes their own...

Large-scale Galactic diffuse gamma rays observed with the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (2009)

Strong, A. W.

The LAT instrument on the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope is performing an all-sky survey from 20 MeV to 300 GeV with unprecedented statistics and angular resolution. This is providing a wealth of...

On possible interpretations of the high energy electron-positron spectrum measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (2009)

Grasso, D., Profumo, S., Strong, A. W., Baldini, L., Bellazzini, R., Bloom, E. D., ...

The Fermi-LAT experiment recently reported high precision measurements of the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons-plus-positrons (CRE) between 20 GeV and 1 TeV. The spectrum shows no prominent spectral...

Spectral and intensity variations of Galactic 26^Al emission (2009)

Wang, W., Lang, M. G., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Jean, P., Knödlseder, J., ...

Gamma-ray line emission from the radioactive decay of 26Al reflects nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae. We use INTEGRAL 26Al measurements to characterize the distribution and...

Cosmic X-ray background and Earth albedo Spectra with Swift/BAT (2008)

Ajello, M., Greiner, J., Sato, G., Willis, D. R., Kanbach, G., Strong, A. W., ...

We use Swift/BAT Earth occultation data at different geomagnetic latitudes to derive a sensitive measurement of the Cosmic X-ray background (CXB) and of the Earth albedo emission in the 15--200 keV...

Pre-launch estimates for GLAST sensitivity to Dark Matter annihilation signals (2008)

Baltz, E. A., Berenji, B., Bertone, G., Bergstrom, L., Bloom, E., Bringmann, T., ...

We investigate the sensitivity of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) to indirectly detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) through the $\gamma$-ray signal that their pair...

A Measurement of the Spatial Distribution of Diffuse TeV Gamma Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane with Milagro (2008)

Abdo, A. A., Allen, B., Aune, T., Berley, D., Blaufuss, E., Casanova, S., ...

Diffuse $\gamma$-ray emission produced by the interaction of cosmic-ray particles with matter and radiation in the Galaxy can be used to probe the distribution of cosmic rays and their sources in...

BAT X-Ray Survey. I. Methodology and X-Ray Identification (2008)

Ajello, M., Greiner, J., Kanbach, G., Rau, A., Strong, A. W., Kennea, J. A.

We applied the maximum likelihood (ML) method, as an image reconstruction algorithm, to the BAT X-Ray Survey (BXS). This method was specifically designed to preserve the full statistical information...

Proceedings of ICRC 2001:1836 () Copernicus Gesellschaft 2001 (2008)

Icrc New Calculation, I. V. Moskalenko, S. G. Mashnik, A. W. Strong

We use a new version of our numerical model for particle propagation in the Galaxy to study radioactive secondaries. For evaluation of the production cross sections we use the Los Alamos compilation...

Integral/SPI Data Analysis (2008)

A. W. Strong

This article gives a short description of the data analysis tools which have been prepared by the SPI team for use by observers, with some examples using simulated data. It does not address the...

PUZZLES OF GALACTIC CONTINUUM fl-RAYS (2008)

I. V. Moskalenko, A. W. Strong

Inverse Compton scattering appears to play a more important role in the diffuse Galactic continuum emission than previously thought, from MeV to GeV energies. We compare models having a large inverse...

The Swift BAT X-Ray survey. III. X-Ray spectra and statistical properties (2008)

Ajello, M., Rau, A., Greiner, J., Kanbach, G., Salvato, M., Strong, A. W., ...

In this concluding part of the series of three papers dedicated to the Swift BAT hard X-ray survey (BXS), we focus on the X-ray spectral analysis and statistical properties of the source sample....

BAT X-ray Survey - I: Methodology and X-ray Identification (2007)

Ajello, M., Greiner, J., Kanbach, G., Rau, A., Strong, A. W., Kennea, J. A.

We applied the Maximum Likelihood method, as an image reconstruction algorithm, to the BAT X-ray Survey (BXS). This method was specifically designed to preserve the full statistical information in...

MODELS FOR GALACTIC COSMIC-RAY PROPAGATION (2007)

A. W. Strong

A new numerical model of particle propagation in the Galaxy has been developed, which allows the study of cosmic-ray and gamma-ray production and propagation in 2D or 3D, including a full reaction...

DIFFUSE GALACTIC CONTINUUM EMISSION MEASURED BY COMPTEL AND THE COSMIC-RAY ELECTRON SPECTRUM (2007)

A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, V. Schonfelder, M. Varendorff, G. Youssefi, H. Bloemen, ...

Diffuse galactic continuum fl-ray emission in the 0.75-30 MeV range from the inner Galaxy has been studied using data from COMPTEL on the Compton Observatory. Observations of the inner Galaxy from...

Study of MeV continuum from the (2007)

A. W. Strong, H. Bloemen, W. Collmar, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, ...

Abstract. Energetic particles accelerated in supernova remnants provide a variety of continuum emission signatures over the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The measured hard X-ray continuum emission...

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A. W. Strong, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, W. Purcell, ...

A&A manuscript no. (will be inserted by hand later) Your thesaurus codes are:

SPI imaging prospects for diffuse Galactic continuum hard X-rays. (2007)

A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, P. Connell, G. K. Skinner

ABSTRACT The performance of the INTEGRAL Spectrometer SPI for large-scale imaging of the Galactic diffuse continuum emission has been studied. Simulations of long-term survey data have been made...

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (2007)

A. W. Strong

A&A manuscript no. (will be inserted by hand later) Your thesaurus codes are:

MODELS FOR GALACTIC COSMIC-RAY PROPAGATION (2007)

A. W. Strong

A new numerical model of particle propagation in the Galaxy has been developed, which allows the study of cosmic-ray and gamma-ray production and propagation in 2D or 3D, including a full reaction...

DIFFUSE GALACTIC CONTINUUM EMISSION (2007)

A. W. Strong

ABSTRACT. Some of the most important questions about the diffuse continuum emission from the Galaxy are briefly discussed, based mainly on COS-B and COMPTEL results. Key issues include the role of...

MAXIMUM ENTROPY IMAGING OF COMPTEL DATA (2007)

A. W. Strong

Abstract. The Maximum Entropy method is a practical technique for generating intensity skymaps from Compton-telescope data. The application of the method to COMPTEL data for point sources and...

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (2007)

A. W. Strong, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, D. Morris, ...

A&A manuscript no. (will be inserted by hand later) Your thesaurus codes are:

INVERSE COMPTON EMISSION FROM THE GALAXY (2007)

G. Youssefi, A. W. Strong

New estimates have been made of the Galactic inverse-Compton emission using an interstellar radiation field based on the most recent available data. The contribution from optical radiation is...

Spectrum of Electrons with Inhomogeneous Energy Losses (2007)

A. W. Strong, G. Youssefi

Diffusive cosmic-ray propagation of electrons with full spatial and energy dependence can be solved straightforwardly using a numerical scheme; this has the advantage over analytical methods of...

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A. W. Strong, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, R. Buccheri, M. Busetta, W. Collmar, ...

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NUMERICAL MODELS FOR COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION AND GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION (2007)

A. W. Strong, I. V. Moskalenko, V. Schonfelder

An extensive program for the calculation of galactic cosmic-ray propagation has been developed. Primary and secondary nucleons, primary and secondary electrons, and secondary positrons are included....

Diffuse Galactic Continuum Emission: Recent Studies using COMPTEL Data (2007)

A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, V. Schonfelder, K. Bennett, M. Mcconnell, J. Ryan

Abstract. COMPTEL full sky maximum entropy maps using 5 years of data have been produced using background estimates based on high-latitude observations. The Galactic diffuse emission can be studied...

Galactic Cosmic Ray Propagation: Self-Consistent Models for Nuclei, Electrons and Gamma Rays (2007)

Submitted Aug Strong, A. W. Strong

. We describe a numerical approach to modelling the diffusive propagation of cosmic-ray nuclei and electrons in the Galaxy. Our main motivation is the interpretation of diffuse Galactic fl-ray...

Numerical Models For Cosmic Ray Propagation And Gamma Ray Production (2007)

Strong Moskalenko And, A. W. Strong, I. V. Moskalenko, V. Schonfelder

An extensive program for the calculation of galactic cosmic-ray propagation has been developed. Primary and secondary nucleons, primary and secondary electrons, and secondary positrons are included....

Propagation models for CR nucleons and electrons and predictions of the Galactic gamma-ray spectrum (2007)

Strong Youssefi, A. W. Strong, G. Youssefi

We have further developed our numerical code for diffusive cosmic-ray propagation of nucleons and electrons with full spatial and energy dependence. This enables us to compute the spectrum over the...

Cgro-Comptel Observations Of The Centaurus A Region (2007)

H. Steinle, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, W. Collmar, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, ...

The sky region containing the active radio-galaxy Centaurus A has repeatedly been observed with the COMPTEL instrument onboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO). The nine observation periods...

Comptel Imaging Of The Galactic Disk And The Separation Of Diffuse Emission And Point Sources (2007)

Bloemen Hermsen, H. Bloemen, W. Hermsen, B. N. Swanenburg, R. Diehl, ...

The first MeV image of the inner Galaxy obtained with the COMPTEL telescope aboard the Compton Observatory shows a structured ridge of emission along the Galactic equator which probably consists of...

New developments in the GALPROP CR propagation model (2007)

A. W. Strong, I. V. Moskalenko

The GALPROP cosmic-ray (CR) propagation model has been extended to three dimensions including the effects of stochastic SNR sources, a comprehensive cross-section database, and nuclear reaction...

1 PROSPECTS FOR OBSERVING SUPERNOVA PRODUCTS FROM CAS A AND THE VELA REGION WITH SPI (2007)

A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, R. Georgii, A. F. Iyudin, V. Schonfelder

The study of gamma-ray line afterglows from supernova radioactivities is a major objective for the SPI Spectrometer on INTEGRAL. The decay lines of

, K.Bennett 4 (2007)

A. W. Strong, H. Bloemen, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, V. Schonfelder, J. G. Stacy, ...

The spectrum of diffuse Galactic continuum gamma rays measured by COMPTEL

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2007)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2007)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2007)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

BAT X-ray Survey - III: X-ray Spectra and Statistical Properties (2007)

Ajello, M., Rau, A., Greiner, J., Kanbach, G., Salvato, M., Strong, A. W., ...

In this concluding part of the series of three papers dedicated to the Swift/BAT hard X-ray survey (BXS), we focus on the X-ray spectral analysis and statistical properties of the source sample....

The Diffuse Galactic Gamma-Ray Emission Model for GLAST LAT (2007)

Porter, T. A., Digel, S. W., Grenier, I. A., Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

Diffuse emission from the Milky Way dominates the gamma-ray sky. About 80% of the high-energy luminosity of the Milky Way comes from processes in the interstellar medium. The Galactic diffuse...

SPI observations of the diffuse $^{60}$Fe emission in the Galaxy (2007)

Wang, W., Harris, M. J., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Cordier, B., Strong, A. W., ...

Gamma-ray line emission from radioactive decay of 60Fe provides constraints on nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae. The spectrometer SPI on board INTEGRAL has accumulated nearly three...

SPI observations of the diffuse 60Fe emission in the Galaxy (2007)

Wang, W., Harris, M. J., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Cordier, B., Strong, A. W., ...

Gamma-ray line emission from radioactive decay of 60Fe provides constraints on nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae. The spectrometer SPI on board INTEGRAL has accumulated nearly three...

Very High Energy Gamma Rays from Supernova Remnants and Constraints on the Galactic Interstellar Radiation Field (2007)

Porter, T. A., Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

The large-scale Galactic interstellar radiation field (ISRF) is the result of stellar emission and dust re-processing of starlight. Where the energy density of the ISRF is high (e.g., the Galactic...

Discovery of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy (2007)

Abado, A. A., Allen, B. T., Berley, D., Blaufuss, E., Casanova, S., Chen, C., ...

The diffuse gamma radiation arising from the interaction of cosmic ray particles with matter and radiation in the Galaxy is one of the few probes available to study the origin of the cosmic rays....

Discovery of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy (2006)

Abdo, A. A., Allen, B., Berley, D., Blaufuss, E., Casanova, S., Chen, C., ...

The diffuse gamma radiation arising from the interaction of cosmic ray particles with matter and radiation in the Galaxy is one of the few probes available to study the origin of the cosmic rays....

Observations of the Li, Be, and B isotopes and constraints on cosmic-ray propagation (2006)

De Nolfo, G. A., Moskalenko, I. V., Binns, W. R., Christian, E. R., Cummings, A. C., Davis, A. J., ...

The abundance of Li, Be, and B isotopes in galactic cosmic rays (GCR) between E=50-200 MeV/nucleon has been observed by the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) on NASA's ACE mission since 1997...

Understanding limitations in the determination of the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission (2006)

Moskalenko, I. V., Digel, S. W., Porter, T. A., Reimer, O., Strong, A. W.

We discuss uncertainties and possible sources of errors associated with the determination of the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission using the EGRET data. Most of the issues will be relevant also in...

Source population synthesis and the Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission (2006)

Strong, A. W.

Population synthesis is used to study the contribution from undetected sources to the Galactic ridge emission measured by EGRET. Synthesized source counts are compared with the 3rd EGRET catalogue at...

26Al in the inner Galaxy (2005)

Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Kretschmer, K., Strong, A. W., Wang, W., Jean, P., ...

We performed a spectroscopic study of the 1809 keV gamma-ray line from 26Al decay in the Galaxy using the SPI imaging spectrometer with its high-resolution Ge detector camera on the INTEGRAL...

Attenuation of VHE gamma rays by the Milky Way interstellar radiation field (2005)

Moskalenko, I. V., Porter, T. A., Strong, A. W.

The attenuation of very high energy gamma rays by pair production on the Galactic interstellar radiation field has long been thought of as negligible. However, a new calculation of the interstellar...

Dissipation of Magnetohydrodynamic Waves on Energetic Particles: Impact on Interstellar Turbulence and Cosmic Ray Transport (2005)

Ptuskin, V. S., Moskalenko, I. V., Jones, F. C., Strong, A. W., Zirakashvili, V. N.

The physical processes involved in diffusion of Galactic cosmic rays in the interstellar medium are addressed. We study the possibility that the nonlinear MHD cascade sets the power-law spectrum of...

Diffuse gamma-ray emission: lessons and perspectives (2005)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

The Galactic diffuse emission is potentially able to reveal much about the sources and propagation of cosmic rays (CR), their spectra and intensities in distant locations. It can possibly unveil WIMP...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2005)

Strong, A. W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

SPI Measurements of the Diffuse Galactic Hard X-ray Continuum (2005)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

INTEGRAL Spectrometer SPI data from the first year of the Galactic Centre Deep Exposure has been analysed for the diffuse continuum from the Galactic ridge. A new catalogue of sources from the...

A new estimate of the Galactic interstellar radiation field between 0.1 microns and 1000 microns (2005)

Porter, T. A., Strong, A. W.

Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons propagating in the Galaxy produce diffuse gamma-rays via the inverse Compton (IC) process. The low energy target photon populations with which the cosmic-rays...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2005)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI (2005)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

The diffuse continuum emission from the Galactic plane in the energy range 18-1000 keV has been studied using 16 Ms of data from the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL. With such an exposure we can exploit...

as observed with INTEGRAL/SPI ⋆ (2005)

A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, H. Halloin, V. Schönfelder, L. Bouchet, F. Lebrun, ...

Gamma-ray continuum emission from the inner Galactic region

Astronomy Astrophysics Diffuse galactic sub-MeV γ-ray excess from high-energy electrons (2005)

R. Schröder, R. Schlickeiser, A. W. Strong

Recent INTEGRAL observations have confirmed the existence of diffuse sub-MeV radiation from the inner Galaxy. We propose a new explanation for the origin of this diffuse component in terms of...

Propagation of cosmic rays: nuclear physics in cosmic-ray studies (2004)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Mashnik, S. G.

The nuclei fraction in cosmic rays (CR) far exceeds the fraction of other CR species, such as antiprotons, electrons, and positrons. Thus the majority of information obtained from CR studies is based...

Diffuse Galactic continuum gamma rays. A model compatible with EGRET data and cosmic-ray measurements (2004)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

We present a study of the compatibility of some current models of the diffuse Galactic continuum gamma rays with EGRET data. A set of regions sampling the whole sky is chosen to provide a...

A new determination of the extragalactic diffuse gamma-ray background from EGRET data (2004)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

We use the GALPROP model for cosmic-ray propagation to obtain a new estimate of the Galactic component of gamma rays, and show that away from the Galactic plane it gives an accurate prediction of the...

The distribution of cosmic-ray sources in the Galaxy, gamma-rays, and the gradient in the CO-to-H2 relation (2004)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O., Digel, S., Diehl, R.

We present a solution to the apparent discrepancy between the radial gradient in the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emissivity and the distribution of supernova remnants, believed to be the sources of...

Al(26) Studies with INTEGRAL's Spectrometer SPI (2004)

Diehl, R., Kretschmer, K., Lichti, G., Schönfelder, V., Strong, A. W., Von Kienlin, A., ...

Al(26) radioactivity traces recent nucleosynthesis throughout the Galaxy, and is known to be produced in massive stars and novae. The map from its decay gamma-ray line suggests massive stars to...

SPI Measurements of the Diffuse Galactic Hard X-ray Continuum (2004)

Strong, A. W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

INTEGRAL Spectrometer SPI data from the first year of the Galactic Centre Deep Exposure has been analysed for the diffuse continuum from the Galactic ridge. A new catalogue of sources from the...

Letter to Nature. Compact sources as the origin of the soft gamma-ray emission of the Milky Way (2004)

Lebrun, F., Terrier, R., Bazzano, A., Belanger, G., Bird, A., Bouchet, L., ...

The Milky Way is known to be an abundant source of gamma-ray photons, now determined to be mainly diffuse in nature and resulting from interstellar processes. In the soft gamma-ray domain, point...

Compact sources as the origin of the soft gamma-ray emission of the Milky Way (2004)

Dean, A.J., Lebrun, F., Terrier, R., Bazzano, A., Belanger, G., Bird, A.J., ...

The Milky Way is known to be an abundant source of γ-ray photons, now determined to be mainly diffuse in nature and resulting from interstellar processes. In the soft γ-ray domain, point sources...

Diffuse Gamma Rays: Galactic and Extragalactic Diffuse Emission (2004)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Reimer, O.

"Diffuse" gamma rays consist of several components: truly diffuse emission from the interstellar medium, the extragalactic background, whose origin is not firmly established yet, and the contribution...

SPI Measurements of the Diffuse Galactic Hard X-ray Continuum (2004)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

INTEGRAL Spectrometer SPI data from the first year of the Galactic Centre Deep Exposure has been analysed for the diffuse continuum from the Galactic ridge. A new catalogue of sources from the...

SPI Measurements of the Diffuse Galactic Hard X-ray Continuum (2004)

Strong, A.W., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Schoenfelder, V., Bouchet, L., Mandrou, P., ...

INTEGRAL Spectrometer SPI data from the first year of the Galactic Centre Deep Exposure has been analysed for the diffuse continuum from the Galactic ridge. A new catalogue of sources from the...

and the gradient in the CO-to-H2 relation (2004)

A. W. Strong, I. V. Moskalenko, O. Reimer, S. Digel, R. Diehl

The distribution of cosmic-ray sources in the Galaxy, γ-rays

Early SPI/INTEGRAL measurements of galactic 511 keV line emission from positron annihilation (2003)

Jean, P., Knoedlseder, J., Lonjou, V., Allain, M., Skinner, G. K., ...

We report the first measurements of the 511 keV line emission from the Galactic Centre (GC) region performed with the spectrometer SPI on the space observatory INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray...

The INTEGRAL Science Data Centre (ISDC) (2003)

Courvoisier, T. J. -L., Walter, R., Beckmann, V., Dean, A. J., Dubath, P., Hudec, R., ...

The INTEGRAL Science Data Centre (ISDC) provides the INTEGRAL data and means to analyse them to the scientific community. The ISDC runs a gamma ray burst alert system that provides the position of...

First results from the INTEGRAL Galactic plane scans (2003)

Winkler, C., Gehrels, N., Schoenfelder, V., Strong, A. W., Wunderer, C., ...

Scans of the Galactic plane performed at regular intervals constitute a key element of the guaranteed time observations of the INTEGRAL observing programme. These scans are done for two reasons:...

Antiprotons in CR: What Do They Tell Us? (2003)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Mashnik, S. G., Ormes, J. F.

Recent measurements of the CR antiproton flux have been shown to pose a problem for conventional propagation models. In particular, models consistent with secondary/primary nuclei ratio in CR produce...

A New Estimate of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background from EGRET Data (2003)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

We use the GALPROP model for cosmic-ray (CR) propagation to obtain our best prediction of the Galactic component of gamma rays, and show that away from the Galactic plane it gives an accurate...

Evaluation of Models for Diffuse Continuum Gamma Rays in EGRET Range (2003)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

The GALPROP model for cosmic-ray (CR) propagation produces explicit predictions for the angular distribution of Galactic diffuse gamma rays. We compare our current models with EGRET spectra for...

Propagation of Light Elements in the Galaxy (2003)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Mashnik, S. G., Jones, F. C.

The origin and evolution of isotopes of the lightest elements H2, He3, Li, Be, B in the universe is a key problem in such fields as astrophysics of CR, Galactic evolution, non-thermal...

Propagation model for cosmic ray species in the Galaxy (2003)

Ptuskin, V. S., Moskalenko, I. V., Jones, F. C., Strong, A. W., Mashnik, S. G.

In a recent paper (Moskalenko et al., 2002), it has been shown that the flux of secondary cosmic ray (CR) antiprotons appears to be contradictory to measurements of secondary to primary nuclei ratios...

Propagation of secondary antiprotons and cosmic rays in the Galaxy (2003)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Ormes, J. F., Mashnik, S. G.

Recent measurements of the cosmic ray (CR) antiproton flux have been shown to challenge existing CR propagation models. It was shown that the reacceleration models designed to match secondary to...

Astronomy Astrophysics (2003)

A. W. Strong, L. Bouchet, R. Diehl, V. Schönfelder, B. J. Teegarden

Diffuse continuum emission from the inner Galaxy:

Astronomy Astrophysics (2003)

A. W. Strong

Abstract. The application of the Maximum Entropy method for sky imaging with the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL is described. While intended primarily for extended emission, point sources are also mapped...

Challenging cosmic ray propagation with antiprotons. Evidence for a "fresh" nuclei component? (2002)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Mashnik, S. G., Ormes, J. F.

Recent measurements of the cosmic ray (CR) antiproton flux have been shown to challenge existing CR propagation models. It was shown that the reacceleration models designed to match secondary to...

The soft gamma-ray spectral variability of Cygnus X-1 (2002)

McConnell, M. L., Zdziarski, A. A., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., ...

We have used observations of Cyg X-1 from the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and BeppoSAX to study the variation in the MeV gamma-ray emission between the hard and soft spectral states, using spectra...

The cosmic-ray luminosity of the galaxy (2002)

Dogiel, V. A., Schönfelder, V., Strong, A. W.

The total cosmic-ray luminosity of the Galaxy is one of the main parameters that strongly constrain possible models of the origin of cosmic rays. Recently, Dar & De Ru'jula suggested a luminosity...

Nonthermal hard X-ray emission from the Galactic Ridge (2002)

Dogiel, V. A., Schönfelder, V., Strong, A. W.

We investigate the origin of the nonthermal X-ray emission from the Galactic ridge in the range 10-200 keV. We consider bremsstrahlung of subrelativistic cosmic ray protons and electrons as...

The Soft Gamma-Ray Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 (2001)

McConnell, M. L., Zdziarski, A. A., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., ...

We have used observations of Cygnus X-1 from the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) and BeppoSAX to study the variation in the MeV gamma-ray emission between the hard and soft spectral states,...

Nonthermal Hard X-Ray Emission from the Galactic Ridge (2001)

Dogiel, V. A., Schoenfelder, V., Strong, A. W.

We investigate the origin of the nonthermal X-ray emission from the Galactic ridge in the range 10-200 keV. We consider bremsstrahlung of subrelativistic cosmic ray protons and electrons as...

Secondary antiprotons and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy and heliosphere (2001)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Ormes, J. F., Potgieter, M. S.

High-energy collisions of cosmic-ray nuclei with interstellar gas are believed to be the mechanism producing the majority of cosmic ray antiprotons. Due to the kinematics of the process they are...

New calculation of radioactive secondaries in cosmic rays (2001)

Moskalenko, I. V., Mashnik, S. G., Strong, A. W.

We use a new version of our numerical model for particle propagation in the Galaxy to study radioactive secondaries. For evaluation of the production cross sections we use the Los Alamos compilation...

Secondary Antiprotons in Cosmic Rays (2001)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Ormes, J. F., Potgieter, M. S., Langner, U. W.

High energy collisions of cosmic ray (CR) nuclei with interstellar gas are believed to be the mechanism producing the majority of CR antiprotons. The distinguishing spectral shape with a maximum at 2...

New developments in the GALPROP CR propagation model (2001)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

The GALPROP cosmic-ray (CR) propagation model has been extended to three dimensions including the effects of stochastic SNR sources, a comprehensive cross-section database, and nuclear reaction...

A 3D time-dependent model for Galactic cosmic rays and gamma rays (2001)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

In studies of cosmic-ray (CR) propagation and diffuse continuum gamma-ray emission from the Galaxy it has usually been assumed that the source function can be taken as smooth and time-independent....

Gamma-Ray Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 (2001)

McConnell, M. L., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., Kuiper, L., ...

We have used observations from CGRO to study the variation in the MeV emission of Cygnus X-1 between its low and high X-ray states. These data provide a measurement of the spectral variability above...

Antiprotons below 200 MeV in the interstellar medium: perspectives for observing exotic matter signatures (2001)

Moskalenko, I. V., Christian, E. R., Moiseev, A. A., Ormes, J. F., Strong, A. W.

Most cosmic ray antiprotons observed near the Earth are secondaries produced in collisions of energetic cosmic ray (CR) particles with interstellar gas. The spectrum of secondary antiprotons is...

Models for Galactic cosmic-ray propagation (2001)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

A new numerical model of particle propagation in the Galaxy has been developed, which allows the study of cosmic-ray and gamma-ray production and propagation in 2D or 3D, including a full reaction...

SNR and fluctuations in the diffuse Galactic (2001)

Ray Continuum Strong, A. W. Strong, I. V. Moskalenko

In studies of cosmic-ray propagation and diffuse continuum g-ray emission from the Galaxy it has usually been assumed that the source function can be taken as smooth and time-independent, an...

COMPTEL Observations of a source in the (2001)

Direction Of The, A. W. Strong, W. Collmar, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, R. Diehl, ...

During the CGRO mission, the Galactic centre region was well exposed by COMPTEL.

A High Sensitivity Measurement of the MeV Gamma-Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1 (2000)

McConnell, M. L., Ryan, J. M., Collmar, W., Schoenfelder, V., Steinle, H., Strong, A. W., ...

The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) has observed the Cygnus region on several occasions since its launch in 1991. The data collected by the COMPTEL experiment on CGRO represent the most...

The Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 at MeV Energies (2000)

McConnell, M. L., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., Kuiper, L., ...

In previous work, we have used data from the first three years of the CGRO mission to assemble a broad-band $\gamma$-ray spectrum of the galactic black hole candidate Cygnus X-1. Contemporaneous data...

COMPTEL Time-Averaged All-Sky Point Source Analysis (1999)

Collmar, W., Schoenfelder, V., Strong, A. W., Bloemen, H., Hermsen, W., McConnell, M., ...

We use all COMPTEL data from the beginning of the CGRO mission (April '91) up to the end of CGRO Cycle 6 (November '97) to carry out all-sky point source analyses in the four standard COMPTEL energy...

Evidence for a discrete source contribution to low-energy continuum Galactic gamma-rays (1999)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

Models for the diffuse Galactic continuum emission and synchrotron radiation show that it is difficult to reproduce observations of both of these from the same population of cosmic-ray electrons....

Diffuse Galactic continuum gamma rays (1999)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

Galactic diffuse continuum gamma-ray emission is intricately related to cosmic-ray physics and radio astronomy. We describe recent results from an approach which endeavours to take advantage of this....

Diffuse Galactic gamma-rays: constraining cosmic-ray origin and propagation (1999)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

We have developed a model which aims to reproduce observational data of many kinds related to cosmic-ray (CR) origin and propagation: direct measurements of nuclei, antiprotons, electrons and...

The GALPROP program for cosmic-ray propagation: new developments (1999)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

The cosmic-ray propagation code GALPROP has been generalized to include fragmentation networks of arbitrary complexity. The code can now provide an alternative to leaky-box calculations for full...

The Galactic contribution to high latitude diffuse gamma-ray emission (1999)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

Recent evidence for a large Galactic halo, based on cosmic-ray radioactive nuclei, implies a significant contribution from inverse Compton emission at high Galactic latitudes. We present predictions...

Galactic propagation of positrons from particle dark-matter annihilation (1999)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

We have made a calculation of the propagation of positrons from dark-matter particle annihilation in the Galactic halo for different models of the dark matter halo distribution using our 3D code. We...

Positrons from particle dark-matter annihilation in the Galactic halo: propagation Green's functions (1999)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

We have made a calculation of the propagation of positrons from dark-matter particle annihilation in the Galactic halo in different models of the dark matter halo distribution using our 3D code, and...

Galactic cosmic rays & gamma rays: a synthesis (1999)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

We have developed a model which aims to reproduce observational data of many kinds related to cosmic-ray origin and propagation: direct measurements of nuclei, antiprotons, electrons and positrons,...

Galactic cosmic rays and gamma rays: a unified approach (1998)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

We are constructing a model which aims to reproduce observational data of many kinds related to cosmic-ray origin and propagation: direct measurements of nuclei, antiprotons, electrons and positrons,...

Anisotropic inverse Compton scattering in the Galaxy (1998)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

The inverse Compton scattering of interstellar photons off cosmic-ray electrons seems to play a more important role in the generation of diffuse emission from the Galaxy than thought before. The...

Diffuse continuum gamma rays from the Galaxy (1998)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Reimer, O.

A new study of the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray continuum radiation is presented, using a cosmic-ray propagation model which includes nucleons, antiprotons, electrons, positrons, and synchrotron...

COMPTEL skymapping: a new approach using parallel computing (1998)

Strong, A. W., Bloemen, H., Diehl, R., Hermsen, W., Schoenfelder, V.

Large-scale skymapping with COMPTEL using the full survey database presents challenging problems on account of the complex response and time-variable background. A new approach which attempts to...

Puzzles of Galactic continuum gamma rays (1998)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

Inverse Compton scattering appears to play a more important role in the diffuse Galactic continuum emission than previously thought, from MeV to GeV energies. We compare models having a large inverse...

Diffuse Galactic gamma rays, cosmic-ray nucleons and antiprotons (1998)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W., Reimer, O.

The excess of continuum gamma-ray emission from the Galaxy above 1 GeV is an unsolved puzzle. It may indicate that the interstellar nucleon or electron spectra are harder than local direct...

Deciphering diffuse Galactic continuum gamma rays (1998)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

Inverse Compton scattering appears to play a more important role in the diffuse Galactic continuum emission than previously thought, from MeV to GeV energies. We compare models having a large inverse...

New constraints on Galactic cosmic-ray propagation (1998)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

An extensive program for the calculation of galactic cosmic-ray propagation has been developed. Primary and secondary nucleons, primary and secondary electrons, secondary positrons and antiprotons...

Propagation of cosmic-ray nucleons in the Galaxy (1998)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

We describe a method for the numerical computation of the propagation of primary and secondary nucleons, primary electrons, and secondary positrons and electrons. Fragmentation and energy losses are...

Evidence for a Galactic gamma ray halo (1998)

Dixon, D. D., Hartmann, D. H., Kolaczyk, E. D., Samimi, J., Diehl, R., Kanbach, G., ...

We present quantitative statistical evidence for a $\gamma$-ray emission halo surrounding the Galaxy. Maps of the emission are derived. EGRET data were analyzed in a wavelet-based non-parametric...

Diffuse Galactic gamma rays, cosmic-ray nucleons and antiprotons (1998)

I. V. Moskalenko, A. W. Strong, O. Reimer

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Production and propagation of cosmic-ray positrons and electrons (1997)

Moskalenko, I. V., Strong, A. W.

We have made a new calculation of the cosmic-ray secondary positron spectrum using a diffusive halo model for Galactic cosmic-ray propagation. The code computes self-consistently the spectra of...

Modelling cosmic rays and gamma rays in the Galaxy (1997)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V.

An extensive program for the calculation of galactic cosmic-ray propagation has been developed. This is a continuation of the work described in Strong & Youssefi (1995). The main motivation for...

Numerical models for cosmic ray propagation and gamma ray production (1997)

Strong, A. W., Moskalenko, I. V., Schoenfelder, V.

An extensive program for the calculation of galactic cosmic-ray propagation has been developed. Primary and secondary nucleons, primary and secondary electrons, and secondary positrons are included....

New Comptel Results on Pulsar Studies at MeV Energies (1997)

W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper, V. Schönfelder, A. W. Strong, K. Bennett, R. Much, ...

COMPTEL, aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, has detected at MeV energies PSR B1951+32 and found indications for a signal from PSR B0656+14. In the combined COMPTEL -- EGRET spectra it is...

Diffuse Galactic Continuum Emission: Recent Studies using COMPTEL Data (1997)

Strong Diehl, A. W. Strong, R. Diehl, V. Schonfelder, K. Bennett, M. Mcconnell, ...

. COMPTEL full sky maximum entropy maps using 5 years of data have been produced using background estimates based on high-latitude observations. The Galactic diffuse emission can be studied using...

The gamma-ray background: a consequence of metagalactic cosmic ray origin? (1973)

A W Strong, J Wdowczyk, A W Wolfendale

Abstract. An estimate is made of the y-ray spectrum resulting from an extragalactic, evolving